Vocabulary list for Loan Words
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pinto
Common word
noun
1.
focus (of a lens), focal point
2.
point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
tarento
Common word
noun
1.
(TV or radio) entertainer, television personality, radio personality
2.
talent, skill
3.
talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
See also:タラント
pantsu
Common word
noun
1.
underpants, pants, briefs, panties, shorts, knickers
2.
trousers (esp. women's), jodhpurs, breeches, pants, trunks (e.g. swimming)
shokku
Common word
noun
1.
shock (psychological)
2.
crisis (esp. financial)
3.
shock (physical, mechanical)
4.
shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow)(medical term)
posuto
Common word
noun
1.
postbox, mail box, pillar box
2.
post, position
3.
post (e.g. goalpost)
prenominal
4.
post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
Common word
noun
•
Christianity
Other readings:
基督教【キリストきょう】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
sutando
Common word
noun
1.
stands, bleachers
2.
stand (e.g. newspaper stand), counter (e.g. lunch counter)
3.
stand (e.g. inkstand)
4.
5.
station (e.g. gas station)
See also:ガソリンスタンド
boyaboya
Common word
auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
to be careless, to be inattentive, to be absentminded, to be slow(onomatopia)
na-adjective, auxillary suru verb, adverb
2.
long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled)(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
3.
flaring up (fire), rising (e.g. steam)(onomatopia, archaism)
All readings:
ぼやぼや
、ボヤボヤ
pachinko
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pachinko, mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2.
slingshot, catapult
noun
3.
pistol(colloquialism)
Other readings:
ぱちんこ
janpu
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
jump
noun
2.
jumping event (skiing, track and field)
See also:ジャンプ競技
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink)
4.
jump (in price), sudden rise
kaabu
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
curve, turn, bend
noun
2.
curveball, curve ball(baseball term)
3.
(wine) cellar
noun
•
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg), tonne(usually kana)
All readings:
トン《屯》[1]
、トン《噸》[1]
、トン《瓲》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
tacchi
Common word
noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
touch
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
being involved in
harahara
Common word
auxillary suru verb, adverb
1.
to feel anxious, to feel nervous, to be kept in suspense, to feel excited, to feel thrilled(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
2.
fluttering down, trickling down (e.g. tears)(onomatopia)
3.
hanging untidily (of hair), straggling(onomatopia)
Other readings:
はらはら
buru
Common word
noun, no-adjective
1.
bull
2.
3.
4.
inchiki
Common word
noun, na-adjective
1.
cheating, fraud, trickery, deception
na-adjective, noun
2.
fake, bogus, quack, sham, counterfeit
Other readings:
いんちき
noun
•
ramen, Chinese-style noodles(usually kana)
All readings:
ラーメン《拉麺》
、ラーメン《老麺》
、らーめん《拉麺》[1]
、らーめん《老麺》[1]
、らあめん《拉麺》[1]
、らあめん《老麺》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
suraido
Common word
noun
1.
slide (for projection), transparency
2.
auxillary suru verb
3.
to slide, to slip
4.
to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule), to move
5.
to change (with a sliding scale), to index (to), to peg
See also:スライド制
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